A powerful cross-country storm, which will unleash heavy rain, snow and severe thunderstorms across the United States this week, will also produce strong, damaging winds in parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Friday and Saturday, according to AccuWeather forecasters.
The wind gusts, which are forecast to exceed 50 mph over nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., will come as the storm begins to exit the country late this week and early this weekend. A smaller area that encompasses much of the eastern Great Lakes, upper Ohio Valley and central Appalachians could experience gusts approaching hurricane force (over 73 mph), threatening widespread power outages in those regions.
